Role of Honey Bees (Apis mellifera) in Enhancing Vegetable Seed Production
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15633841Keywords:
Beekeeping, Genetic Diversity, Pollination, Seed Production, Vegetable CropsAbstract
When honey bees (Apis mellifera) pollinate, it helps vegetables produce more seeds and improves the yield, quality and different traits of the plants. It looks into the role of honey bees in pollinating vegetable crops, the causes of good pollination and options to support more of these bees for sustainable farming. The presence of honey bees is important for the pollination of cucurbits, brassicas, alliums, carrots, parsnips and solanaceous crops which results in greater seed yields, improved seeds, uniform maturity and wider genetic diversity. But their success may vary because of weather, pesticides, both native flowers and imports, the health of the bees and the presence of competing pollinators. Honey bee pollination can be improved by giving bees suitable nesting places, planting flowers that attract bees, using pesticides minimally and caring for the bee hives properly. A healthy ecosystem for bees depends on sustainable farming and active conservation which also boost vegetable seed production and make the farming system more resilient.
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